As I remember, when the 28 Secret Tracks LP was announced, Domino wrote something to the effect that it would be available on their site subsequently. Perhaps they could have worded it better with the KC CD (and perhaps they should be more optimistic about their potential sales) but I think they're just being honest that it's probable they'll have copies left after the day.. they're not going to make it super limited, are they?

So it's not so much Record Store Day as 'pre-order direct from the label to by-pass record stores' day. Basically, the labels have stolen the stores' idea and marketing and are using it to take sales away from the stores.

So it's not so much Record Store Day as 'pre-order direct from the label to by-pass record stores' day. Basically, the labels have stolen the stores' idea and marketing and are using it to take sales away from the stores.

Or am I missing something?

On the flip side you could say that it's nice of them to decide to release the album on a day that might entice more folk to check out record shops. I think the idea of all titles being manufactured exclusively for record shops on one particular day, is an unrealistic one - and I guess this is one way of deflecting folk from selling on eBay for exorbitant prices.

we're not making any exclusive Fence titles for RSD. I kinda like the idea that folk go into a record shop and purchase stuff that'd be in there already. We might pop a few copies of the eagleowl album into some shops though.

Tell you what, not many copies of that Seamus Fogarty vinyl left. I think it's only available in shops and at Seamus' live shows. I'd pick one o' them up sharpish if you haven't already.

I didn't mind RSD when there was a record shop within a reasonable bus distance, even though they never had the things I wanted, but now that the nearest record store is a 60 mile train journey away the idea of a record store only release just annoys me. I'd rather spend that train fare on records